SnowBrains Survey: What Are Your Expectations for Winter 20/21? Complete the SnowBrains survey Next winter will be unlike any that has gone before it. Or any that will follow. Many resorts have come out with their expectations, and how they plan to operate, but ultimately, nobody knows. So we thought we’d ask the people that matter. You. The skiers and riders that love sliding on snow, the people that […] SnowBrains | August 28, 2020 16 Comments
RECAP: Fireside Chat #4 — SnowBrains Founder Miles Clark Speaks With Ice Axe Expeditions Founder Doug Stoup [arve url="https://www.facebook.com/iceaxeexpeditions/videos/732220734180279/?v=732220734180279"] SnowBrains | June 19, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
SnowBrains Suspends Publishing “Snow Reports” During Coronavirus Crisis SnowBrains has suspended the publication of our snow reports (conditions reports/backcountry reports) until further notice due to the Coronavirus crisis. We are instigating this policy to ensure we do not influence nor encourage people to visit the mountains during this crisis. To curb the growth of the Coronavirus and assist our healthcare system it is crucial that we all adhere […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2020 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Backcountry Report: Bluebird, Powder, Backflip Daydream… Report from February 9th, 2020 Yesterday we arrived early and got on the first tram of the day at Jackson Hole, WY. The morning was cold, sunny, with very little wind. We went straight into the backcountry. The snow was good albeit a bit funky on more southerly aspects due to the powerful early morning sunshine. We skied 2 laps […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 10, 2020 0 Comments
Wasatch Mts, UT Backcountry Report: 1 Incredible, Long Run In Funky, Fun Snow Report from February 4th, 2020 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions I awoke to -4ºF temperatures and bluebird skies. I’m from California. -4ºF is terrifying… So I slept in, procrastinated, and came up with excuses why not to ski today. Then, Greggy motivated me, the sunshine motivated, the 8″ of new snow motivated me. I left the house at 11am […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 4, 2020 0 Comments
Come Heli-Ski With SnowBrains In Alaska This Season! Come ski with SnowBrains and Black Ops Valdez in Alaska from April 5th-11th, 2020 at 10% off! This is a TRULY ALL-INCLUSIVE TRIP: ALL ground transportation ALL Safety Gear ALL Meals and drinks (Alcohol available but not included) ALL access to a slew of down day options (if unable to fly) *some activities are an additional cost SnowBrains has reserved […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 3, 2019 0 Comments
A Look Inside “Green Skiing” As skiers and riders, we have a privilege that very few people on earth are able to enjoy. It IS NOT by any means a right or a need. It is a want. With many snowsports related activist groups gaining steam such as POW (Protect Our Winters), it is becoming imperative that we, as a collective industry, understand our impact […] Industry News Grant Weaver | November 29, 2019 1 Comment
Bariloche, Argentina Report: One Glorious Day In The Mini-Spines [arve url="https://vimeo.com/360187782"] Miles Clark | September 17, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Alta, UT Report: 50″ Storm Total Makes For Killer Spring Skiing Report from April 13th, 2019 Alta just picked up 50″ of snow from the storm that hit Wednesday-Friday this week. Yesterday was a stellar day at Alta ski area, UT. The day started out stormy and dark and ended sunny and bright. The snow was leftover chopped up powder, packed powder, big powder patches, and a few lightly skied zones. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 14, 2019 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Report: Memorial Day Was One of the Best Days of the Year [arve url="https://youtu.be/TiixijvalOM"] Rochelle Swanson | March 3, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Crash Footage: How I Got Hurt on the Bunny Hill [arve url="https://youtu.be/N_pIiR8c2gg"] Rochelle Swanson | March 1, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Tales From The Road: To Kill a Coyote for Powder… (written February 3rd, 2019 in Couer d’Alene, Idaho) Sanity? When there’s powder around? No thank you. Apparently, I prefer running around like a lunatic. Running, chasing, rolling in powder like a blind hog. When it all goes to plan, I bath in bliss. When it goes wrong, I can have blood on my hands. Yesterday, I was standing at a helipad on […] Featured Article Miles Clark | February 3, 2019 1 Comment
Alta, UT Conditions Report: Fun Turns at 11,000-Feet on Mt. Baldy! Report from Friday, 10/26/18 On Thursday, I hiked up and skied Main Chute off 11,000′ Mt. Baldy at Alta, UT in the fog. I didn’t see much and got lost for a bit. On Friday, I hiked up and skied Main Chute and saw it all. The place is gorgeous. Snowbird especially looked very filled in up high from the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 28, 2018 1 Comment
Alta, UT Condition Reports: Mini Powder Day At 11,000-Feet in Main Chute Report from October 25th, 2018 My friend Mitch sent me photos ripping of Main Chute at Alta, UT with new snow yesterday. I was at the gym in Park City halfway through a workout. I dropped what I was doing, picked up my gear, and drove straight to Alta. It was 2:30pm. I was pretty excited and hiked up quick. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | October 26, 2018 1 Comment
VIDEO: Dream Lines w/ Black Ops Valdez, AK on Saturday On Saturday, the sun came out in Alaska after a storm dropped 4-feet of snow the previous 4 days in Valdez, Alaska. I flew with Black Ops Valdez Heli. My guide was the legendary 25-year Chugach heli ski veteran, Jerry Hance. The day featured great snow, steep terrain, and no wind. We skied 12 runs and dropped around 40,000-vertical-feet. Jerry […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 19, 2018 0 Comments
ANNOUNCEMENT: SnowBrains Is Launching ‘Photo of the Week’ – Share Your Best Snow Related Photos With Us Every now and then we manage to capture the perfect picture; an image that encapsulates a day, captures a moment, or freezes a split second in time. A picture that whenever you look at it will transport you back to what you were feeling, seeing, hearing, and smelling at that time. An image that you want to share and show […] SnowBrains | December 10, 2017 0 Comments
Lake Tahoe, CA Backcountry Report: Incredibly Good Snow Up High I headed out into the backcountry with my good buddy and fellow guide, Jules Hanna. Jules knows the Tahoe backcountry 1,000% better than me. He told me where to go and I went. Sierra Crest. He was right. Dry, recrystallized, sugary, dreamy powder. You had to get high to get it. You had to walk on dirt, bushes, rocks to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 6, 2017 0 Comments
Squaw Valley, CA Conditions Report: Powder, Flips, Hucks, & Obnoxious Amounts of Fun video showing a few of the boys getting upside and far from the ground today. Today was my very first day of the 2017/18 winter season. I just happened to spend it at Squaw Valley, CA. It just happened to be an incredible powder day. video showing what today looked like through the eyes of dangerous local ripper Aaron Fox. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | November 27, 2017 2 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Teton Mountains, WY Today – Friday | 8-20″ of Snow Forecast NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Wyoming’s Teton and Wind River mountain ranges tonight until Friday. They’re calling for 8-20″ of snowfall through Friday. The large, cold, and wet pacific Pacific storm will continue to affect western and northwestern Wyoming through Friday. Isolated snow showers today will increase to to numerous across the western and northwestern mountains […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 20, 2017 0 Comments
VIDEO: Cliff Hucking in “The Best Tree Skiing on Earth” in Patagonia on Saturday [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nst8wZN6rI&feature=youtu.be"] Miles Clark | August 21, 2017 73 Likes 1 Tweet 1 Comment